‘Ray’ Actor Jamie Foxx Was Adopted by Older Parents Who Saw His Talent

Jamie Foxx, 53, is an Oscar-winning actor who starred in “Ray,” “Django Unchained” and “Collateral.” He is the author of “Act Like You Got Some Sense” (Grand Central), a memoir. He spoke with Marc Myers.

I was adopted when I was seven months old by the same couple who took in my mother when she was a child. My biological grandmother had her hands full in South Dallas with her other kids.